Reverse drive mowers

[deere150]

Looking at some claas reverse drive mowers. Is it possible to split them and turn the rears round ? So I can run them front and back, if so how big a job is it. Also they're 9.4m so would 235hp be plenty to drive them.

 

[Ormond]

I run front and back krone, 6m with 185 hp....i find hills is where I need all the power and wouldn't like to be using less, especially in heavy first cut. I don't know if the claas are any easier driven than the krone. Therefore I would guess 235hp with 9m could be a little on the lean side...all depends how much you have to cut and how quickly you want it done I suppose. I don't know if the triples can be used as front and back....I know some setups, the mower out the front is just a front moderate y could very easily be used in a front and back combi

 

[KB6930]

There's no conditioners on them so half that hp would be fine I'm sure you can split them to run front and back

 

[Hanzcock]

Yes you can split them and use them as normal butterfly mowers.

 

[Jack]

If they are 9400s then just take front mower of and there are linkage points that side so you can then pull them. You then don’t have a speed sensor for front mower and have to take lights of front one and put on back. Have two sets and reverse drive one lot on a 936 and butterfly the others on a 724, it pulls them ok

 

[Andrew]

I run Pottinger butterflies with a 3m front (9.5m) on a JCB 4220 (234 on the dyno last week) and it manages them fine. Is a bit slow up some steep hills but not enough to worry about, I’ve got conditioners all tound too. Looks like they haven’t so should be fine.